Express Wifi Hires Uche Ofodile As Regional Head-Africa

Uche Ofodile has been appointed as the Regional Head-Africa for Facebok's Express Wifi. She is to work together with her team and partners towards expanding internet connectivity across Africa

Announcing the news on Facebook.com, she expressed her elation at this new frontier, and the opportunity to reconnect with old friends, a new exciting team, as well as London -a city she really loves.

“As a key component of internet.org’s mission to connect the two thirds of the world that is not already connected, the goal of Express Wi-Fi is to help expand connectivity to underserved locations around the world through Wi-Fi. Not only do we aim to increase the number of internet users; we also help create and empower local entrepreneurs!

I am so proud of the work the team has done so far and we will continue to build on this in Africa. I am super excited to be joining the team” she said.

Uche Ofodile is a senior business leader with expertise in building businesses in emerging markets. With 10 years in CEO, CMO, and CCO roles, she has been the driving force behind transformative change in blue-chip multinational companies.